Ama-e-scooters ase-Urban: Inkanyezi ekhulayo yokuhambahamba kwedolobha

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• November 10, 2021

Izinsizakalo zokwabelana nge-E-scooter, isixazululo sezokuthutha esimeme, zibone ukutholwa ngokushesha emhlabeni wonke, nokukhula okuphawulekayo okulindelwe eminyakeni ezayo. Kodwa-ke, izinselelo ezifana nempilo emfushane yama-e-scooters kanye nesidingo semizila ezinikele kanye nokulungiswa kwengqalasizinda kudinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela nezisombululo ezintsha. Naphezu kwalezi zingqinamba, izinzuzo ezingaba khona zama-e-scooters, okuhlanganisa ukunciphisa isiminyaminya sezimoto, ukwakhiwa kwamathuba emisebenzi, kanye nentuthuko yezobuchwepheshe, kukhuthaza ohulumeni ukuba bazihlanganise namasu okuhlela amadolobha.

Umongo wama-e-scooters asemadolobheni

Umqondo wezinsizakalo zokwabelana nge-e-scooter wethulwa ngo-2017 yi-US-based Bird. Lo mbono wathola amandla ngokushesha njengoba amadolobha emhlabeni wonke eqala ukubeka phambili futhi akhuthaze ukuphila okusimeme. Ngokusho kweBerg Insight, imboni ye-e-scooter kulindeleke ukuthi ibe nokukhula okuphawulekayo, nenani lamayunithi okwabelwana ngawo okungenzeka lifinyelele ezigidini ezingu-4.6 ngo-2024, okuwukunyuka okukhulu kusuka kumayunithi angu-774,000 aqoshwe ngo-2019.

Abanye abahlinzeki bangene emakethe, okuhlanganisa iVoi neTier ese-Europe, kanye neLime, enye inkampani ezinze e-US. Lezi zinkampani zifuna ngenkuthalo izindlela zokuthuthukisa amamodeli azo. Izindawo ezibalulekile okugxilwe kuzo zihlanganisa ukuthuthukisa izinqubo zokunakekela kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthunyelwa kwe-carbon-neutral. 

Umqedazwe we-COVID-19 womhlaba wonke ngo-2020 uholele ekuvaleni kwemigwaqo emadolobheni amaningi athuthukile. Njengoba la madolobha alulama kancane kancane futhi nemingcele isuswa, ohulumeni baqala ukuhlola indima engaba khona yama-e-scooters ekunikezeni izinto zokuhamba eziphephile neziqhelelene nomphakathi. Abaxhasi baphikisa ngokuthi uma kubekwa ingqalasizinda edingekayo, le mishini ingase ikhuthaze ukuncipha kokusetshenziswa kwezimoto. Le ntuthuko ngeke igcine ngokuqeda ukuminyana kwezimoto kodwa izophinde ibe nomthelela ekwehleni kokukhishwa kwekhabhoni.

Umthelela ophazamisayo

Enye yezinkinga ezicindezela kakhulu isikhathi esifushane sokuphila samamodeli amaningi e-e-scooter. Lo mkhuba uholela ekwandeni kokukhiqizwa, okuba nomthelela ongemuhle ekusetshenzisweni kukaphethiloli. Ukunciphisa lokhu, abahlinzeki bagxile ekuthuthukiseni amamodeli aqinile nahlakaniphile. Isibonelo, bathula amandla okushintsha ibhethri ukuze behlise izikhathi zokushaja futhi basebenzise izimoto zikagesi ukuze ziqoqe futhi zisabalalise amayunithi kuzo zonke izikebhe ezihlukene. Ngo-2019, u-Ninebot, umhlinzeki ozinze e-China, wembula imodeli entsha ekwazi ukuzishayela iye esiteshini sokushaja esiseduze, okunciphisa isidingo sokuqoqwa nokusabalalisa kabusha.

Umthethonqubo ungenye indawo edinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela. Abameli baphikisa ngokuthi imizila ezinikele yama-e-scooters iyadingeka ukuze uvimbele ukuthi uvimbe izindlela zokuhamba zabahamba ngezinyawo nemizila yezimoto, kanye nokunciphisa ubungozi bezingozi. Lokhu kufana nendlela esetshenziswa amabhayisikili, ngokuvamile anemizila yawo emisiwe emadolobheni amaningi. Kodwa-ke, ukwenza lokhu kuma-e-scooters kuzodinga ukuhlela ngokucophelela kanye nokulungiswa kwengqalasizinda ekhona, engaba inkimbinkimbi futhi idle isikhathi.

Ngaphandle kwalezi zinselelo, izinzuzo ezingaba khona zama-e-scooters zenza ohulumeni abaningi bahlole izindlela zokuzihlanganisa namasu abo okuhlela amadolobha. Nakuba ama-e-scooters asabhekwa njengokungekho emthethweni emazweni amaningi, igagasi liyashintsha kancane kancane. Ohulumeni bangase basebenzisane nabahlinzeki ukuze basabalalise ama-e-scooters ngokuphumelelayo, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abantu abaningi bayakwazi ukufinyelela kulawa mayunithi. Bangase futhi basebenzisane nabahleli bedolobha ukuze bakhe ingqalasizinda enezimo eziningi ezivumela abahamba ngezinyawo, amabhayisikili, nama-e-scooters ukwabelana ngemigwaqo ngokuphephile.

Imithelela yama-e-scooters asemadolobheni

Imithelela ebanzi yokwamukelwa kwe-e-scooter yasemadolobheni ingase ihlanganise:

• Ukwakhiwa kwemizila eminingi ye-e-scooter eduze kwemigwaqo emikhulu, okungazuzisa nabagibeli bamabhayisikili ngokuqondile.
• Ukuthuthukiswa kwamamodeli ahlakanipha ngokwandayo akwazi ukuzishayela nokuzishaja.
• Ukutholwa okuphezulu phakathi kwabantu abakhubazekile noma labo abanokuhamba okulinganiselwe, njengoba bebengeke badinge “ukushayela” noma ukunyathela.
• Ukwehla kobunikazi bezimoto ezizimele okuholela ekunciphiseni kwesiminyaminya sezimoto kanye nokusetshenziswa kahle kwendawo yasemadolobheni.
• Imisebenzi emisha yokunakekela, ukushaja, kanye nokwabiwa kabusha kwama-scooters.
• Ohulumeni batshala imali eningi kwingqalasizinda yezokuthutha esimeme, okuholela ekuthuthukisweni kwemizila eminingi yamabhayisikili nezithuthuthu.
• Intuthuko kubuchwepheshe bebhethri, ukulandelela i-GPS, nokushayela okuzenzakalelayo.
• Ukwanda kwama-e-scooters okuholela ekwenyukeni kwezingozi nokulimala, okufaka ingcindezi eyengeziwe ezinsizeni zokunakekelwa kwempilo futhi okuholela emithethweni eqinile nezinkinga zezikweletu.
• Ukukhiqizwa nokulahlwa kwama-e-scooters okuholela ekwandeni kokulahlwa kwemfucuza kanye nokuncipha kwezinsiza, ngaphandle uma kwenziwa izinhlelo ezisebenzayo zokuphinda zigaywe kabusha kanye nokulahlwa kwazo.

Imibuzo okufanele icatshangelwe

• Ungakucabangela ukuba ne-e-scooter? Kungani noma kungani kungenjalo?
• Ucabanga ukuthi uhambo lwasemadolobheni lungabukeka kanjani ukube bekunamabhayisikili amaningi nama-e-scooters esikhundleni sezimoto?